Sheila King of Hastings impressed the Sussex selectors and fans with a sparkling end-of-season performance.
King battled through to the semi-finals of the main singles event before losing to eventual winner Jan Dunning (Worcester) 11-9, 11-6, 10-12, 11-6 at the veterans' National Masters at Thornbury, near Bristol.
Earlier, King capsized England No.6 Helen Shields from Yorkshire for her best win of the season.
Peter Bartram (Worthing) reached the quarter-finals before losing to David Harvey from Gloucester.
Bartram and King then combined to reach the semi-finals of the mixed doubles before losing to eventual winners Joe Kennedy and Elaine Short.
Some Sussex leagues are unhappy with the increase in the annual county subscriptions to £4.50 for next season.
The county suffered a loss of around £900 last season due mainly to the expenses incurred by the junior first team travelling long distances after being promoted to the premier division.
There is also a feeling that the county should not run four veterans' teams.
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